About
MEET THE CREATOR
The Heart & Mind Behind IT ALL.
Midlife muscle isn’t a trend. It’s my journey.
I know what it feels like to train hard, eat clean, and still feel like your body’s not responding. I’ve been the woman who did everything right... and still felt stuck.
That’s why what I teach isn’t about fixing you. It’s about giving you the structure and strength to finally feel like you again.
This isn’t about bouncing back. It’s about showing up. For your body. For your mindset. For your next level.
OUR PHILOSOPHY & values
Midlife isn’t your downfall. It’s your upgrade.
We’re not here to shrink. We’re here to lift, to lead, and to feel stronger than we ever did in our twenties.
Your pace is the right pace.
Whether you’re doing this solo in the gym or showing up with us on-demand, your path is yours. And I’ll walk with you every step of the way.
Structure over stress.
No more random workouts or “start overs.” Just simple, effective programs that actually make sense for your body and your schedule.
Form is everything.
You don’t need to lift heavier. You need to lift smarter. When your form is on point, your results follow. Period.
Strong feels better
than skinny.
No fluff. Just facts and follow through.
There are enough voices telling women what to do. I’m here to teach you what works, why it matters, and how to stay consistent without losing yourself in the process.
JOURNEY
so far
Click the arrows on the right and left to scroll through my journey.
MAKES ME
so PROUD
SHARING
Pieces Of Me
“
You get to become the woman you decide you want to become in the body you desire most. Don’t let anyone tell you it's not possible.
Meet The Team
It was my dream but has become our mission
Meet Coach Jennifer
Certified Trainer |
Menopause Specialist |
Strategy Queen
With over 35 years in business and nearly two decades in fitness, Jennifer is the brain behind the NDF systems and the heart behind the strategy. She’s trained over 1,000 women, launched top-rated fitness studios, and even stepped on stage at 50—proving midlife strength is more than possible. Now in her 60s, she’s helping women train smarter, feel better, and finally get results that stick.
Meet Coach Jennifer
Certified Trainer |
Menopause Specialist |
Strategy Queen
With over 35 years in business and nearly two decades in fitness, Jennifer is the brain behind the NDF systems and the heart behind the strategy. She’s trained over 1,000 women, launched top-rated fitness studios, and even stepped on stage at 50—proving midlife strength is more than possible. Now in her 60s, she’s helping women train smarter, feel better, and finally get results that stick.
Meet Coach LEE
Holistic Nutritionist |
Health Coach | Licensed
Esthetician
Lee blends science, beauty, and real-life wellness to help women glow from the inside out. With over a decade in skin health and holistic nutrition, she’s helped women balance hormones, reduce inflammation, and finally feel good in their skin again. Her coaching is rooted in real food, real results, and real transformation—no fads, just facts that work.
Meet Coach Gigi
IFBB Bikini Pro | Certified
Trainer & Nutritionist |
Online Coach | NPC Judge
With over a decade of experience, 40+ pro shows, and a spot on the Olympia stage, Coach Gigi brings serious expertise to the world of fitness. From competitive athletes to busy professionals, she helps women transform with a no-fluff, all-in approach to strength, form, and confidence. Backed by certifications, a dual MBA, and features in top fitness publications, Gigi’s mission is simple: build bodies that feel as powerful as they look.
I am so grateful for the women in my life
who make Nancy Di Nino Fitness what it is
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With over 25 years’ experience as a Personal Trainer her forte is teaching proper form and the anatomy of lifting using her own tried and true T3 Training Methods.
Being in her 50s she understands the needs of women’s health, hormones, nutrition and training in the over 40 years and the formula to age in reverse.
She is certified in Menopause Nutrition and Advanced Clinical Fat loss. Using a strong holistic approach to optimize healthy aging, her motto is “muscle is your prescription” to longevity. Muscle is medicine.Now she is on mission to impact women over 40 to look and feel their best by getting leaner and stronger with age and redefine societal perceptions around midlife and aging.
As a lifelong athlete she has graced the fitness stages as a National Level Figure Competitor and former world-class professional salsa dancer.
Her passion for fitness has led to an incredibly rewarding and diverse career in the international fitness, media and modeling industry; landing me features and covers for top publications like Forbes, Apple News, Oxygen, Muscle & Fitness Hers, and Iron Man Magazine.
Lauren Lane is a Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach, Registered Nurse, Mom and Bikini Competitor. Her academic background is primarily in Molecular Biology and Nursing, but her passion is in incorporating whole body health into the different seasons of life for herself and others.
She believes the proper knowledge, habits and a phenomenal team support system can change and save lives while helping women confidently get to the pinnacle of their fitness.
Everyone's journey and reasons are as unique as they are and she's looking forward to getting to know clients and being a part of the fit and confident years of their lives!
Lauren is a lifelong athlete of various sports and has been doing NPC Bikini Shows on and off since 2015 as a way to create goals in the gym and kitchen. Competitions were her personal gateway into functional health and weightlifting and she loves to share what she's learned.
Most recently she lived in Germany where she competed in NPC Worldwide Pro-Qualifiers and the Olympia Amateur Circuit. She's your go-to-gal for all things show day and posing. But, also your hype-squad and motivator for any body goals you're trying to accomplish!
Lee Ann Buttery is a distinguished Licensed Esthetician for over 13 years and a Health Coach/Holistic Nutritionist for nearly 5 years.
She integrates her expertise in both skincare and nutrition to help her clients achieve optimal skin health and wellness.
With a strong holistic approach, she has addressed a gamut of issues such as aging skin to helping clients lose weight and manage autoimmune disease.
She obtained a certificate in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University and is currently a PhD candidate in Holistic Nutrition. As her knowledge in this field expanded, Lee Ann has now shifted her approach to more Primal/Animal-based
Nutrition.
Her brand has been featured in three issues of British VOGUE magazine Conde Nast Traveller and Glamour UK. Lee Ann was also interviewed on FOX Sports discussing weight loss and inflammation.
Jennifer, a seasoned business owner with over 32 years of experience, brings her expertise in operations to NDF. Her background spans information technology, sales, nutrition, and fitness.
As a Certified Personal Trainer since 2004, specializing in Women's Health and Fitness, Jennifer owned and operated a successful prenatal and postpartum boot camp in Arizona, earning national recognition in 2010. She later opened a women's Crossfit studio, and at 50, competed in the NPC Bikini Masters Division, winning accolades.
At 60, Jennifer, a wife of 36 years, mother of three, and grandmother of two, understands the challenges women face with aging. Having personally overcome menopausal issues through tailored training, she now uses her knowledge to support other women in similar journeys at NDF.
Shana is a Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach and Mother of 2 boys. Her love of fitness and nutrition brought her to competing in in both Figure and Bikini, which led to competing at a national level.
She believes proper nutrition is transformative and healing and loves to see her clients succeed in creating a healthy relationship with food and fitness.
Shana’s passion for growth and learning is what keeps her tuned into her clients as well as her insight gained over 15 years being certified. Shana is ready to support you with all your goals and will be your biggest cheerleader and advocate along your journey.
Andrea Belasco has over 16 years in customer service. She brings invaluable expertise to our operations.
Her journey from corporate to entrepreneurship fuels her passion for supporting businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive.
Andrea's dedication, reliability, and hustle ensure that tasks are completed efficiently and effectively. She runs the behind-the-scenes, making sure everything runs smoothly for our members' success.
At NDF, Andrea is dedicated to helping you achieve your health and fitness goals with her exceptional organizational skills and commitment to excellence.
Strong in midlife isn’t a goal...
It’s a decision
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